Why Most Red Stage Sessions Fail


A few years ago, I watched two Red Stage sessions taking place side by side. One looked organised. Children stood in lines.The coach fed balls.Everyone behaved. The other looked chaotic. Children were moving.Making decisions.Playing games.Solving problems. Guess which session looked better to parents? The first one. Guess which session was probably developing better tennis players? The second. The challenge with Red Stage is that coaches often fall into one of two traps: Too much structure....